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Overview""Justly celebrated as a towering, vivid, historically vital work.""-China Miville When the Russian autocracy fell in February 1917, workers across Petrograd took it as a signal to begin democratizing every aspect of their lives, including their working lives. In this classic study, S.A. Smith vividly captures the creation, development, and expansion of the factory councils across the city. S.A. Smith taught at Essex University, the European University in Florence, was a senior research fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and currently teaches at Oxford University. He edits the journal Past and Present. Full Product DetailsAuthor: S. A. SmithPublisher: Haymarket Books Imprint: Haymarket Books ISBN: 9781608468638ISBN 10: 1608468631 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 14 November 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsJustly celebrated as a towering, vivid, historically vital work. --China Mieville The classic study of the role and behavior of Petrograd factory workers during the Great Russian Revolution. Based on thorough study of the relevant sources, Smith presents a nuanced, compelling sense of the ultimately decisive dialectical relationship between the powerful revolution from below and the triumph of Bolshevism in Red Petrograd. --Alexander Rabinowitch, author, The Bolsheviks Come to Power The classic study of the role and behavior of Petrograd factory workers during the Great Russian Revolution. Based on thorough study of the relevant sources, Smith presents a nuanced, compelling sense of the ultimately decisive dialectical relationship between the powerful revolution from below and the triumph of Bolshevism in Red Petrograd. --Alexander Rabinowitch, author, The Bolsheviks Come to Power Justly celebrated as a towering, vivid, historically vital work. --China Mieville The classic study of the role and behavior of Petrograd factory workers during the Great Russian Revolution. Based on thorough study of the relevant sources, Smith presents a nuanced, compelling sense of the ultimately decisive dialectical relationship between the powerful revolution from below and the triumph of Bolshevism in Red Petrograd. --Alexander Rabinowitch, author, The Bolsheviks Come to Power Author InformationS.A. Smith taught at Essex University, the European University in Florence, was a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and currently teaches at Oxford University. He edits the journal, Past and Present, and has authored numerous books and articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |